Autograph letter signed : Mortain, Normandy, to her mother, 1848 Sept. 3.

Published pp. 126-128, with four omissions. Topics discussed: (1) [unpublished] having received her mother's letter, she wrote at once to Aunt Jessie (Mrs. Melville Jameson); (2) [published] a trip from Falaise to Mortain, spending day at Vire and landing, in Mortain, at a detestable inn; (3) [unpublished, p. 127, l. 18, after round] but the excessive dirt and discomfort of the inn is outweighed by the great beauty (described) of the countryside, which surprises even John: "he never saw anything like it..."; (4) [published] the people and their costumes, her suffering from the heat; (5) [published] church attendance; (6) [unpublished, p. 128, l. 5, after Italy] they see no papers and have had no general news from Mr. Ruskin for a long time. She is glad Mr. Gadesden takes an interest in George and is concerned about her father and her aunt, for whom she has sent a little money; (7) [published] their plan for a week at Avranches, so that John can sketch St. Michel; (8) concluding with Perth gossip and farewells.